Languages

First Language: English - the language of my academic studies and work.
German, Bengali, Hindi

English Teaching Experience:

Number of years: 22
Levels: Extensive experience across levels A1 – C1

Range of Experience

• General English: Developing speaking, reading, writing & listening skills
• Business English: Emails, meetings and presentations
• Online course instruction
• English literature: Unabridged short stories and novels at level C1
• Tailor-made courses 
• English for Conversation
• ESP: Medical English
• English for Young Leaners
• One-on-one lessons
   

Current Interests

• Involving learners actively in the teaching process, making them aware of specific objectives and  enabling them to reflect on their learning and possibilities for improvement
• Providing effective feedback and guidance during simulations of business meetings and presentations to enable learners to improve as rapidly as possible
• Teaching mixed ability groups
• Academic English

Academic Qualifications

• CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) University of Cambridge. Grade obtained – ‘A’
• CELTA/SVEB-1 add-on module (Swiss Federation of Adult Education certificate)
• Master’s Degree in Political Science
• Bachelor’s Degree - Political Science (Honours), English, Economics & History
• Further training: Courses to develop specific teaching skills in the fields of online teaching, business English, exam courses, effective communication, vocabulary, grammar, digital literacy, mixed ability classes, etc.
   

Corporate Experience

I have worked in MNCs such as Unilever PLC in the areas of business development, training, creation of training modules and key account management.
 

Personal Interests

Travelling to remote places, landscape photography, interacting with people from different backgrounds and cultures, nature, my dog and stand-up paddling on the lakes of Switzerland